There are few places that match Australia for its unique animals, especially ts mammals such as its monotremes and marsupials and its abundant reptile and frog fauna.

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Yellow footed Antechinus

4 years ago

The yellow footed Antechinus is a small mouse-sized predatory marsupial. It occur in the ranges of eastern Australia from the Queensland wet tropics to Victoria, and also in SW WA. Antechinus are famous for the fact that males are so vigorous in having sex that they all die! For a time each year the population consists of pregnant females.